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History Ch. 11 SG
Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Why did the South have more trained military leaders? | most military colleges were located in the South |
Lincoln's goal was to ____________, even if it meant allowing _____ to continue | preserve the Union; slavery |
What hindered Jefferson Davis's ability to conduct war? | Confederacy's commitment to state's rights |
T/F: The South suffered from inflation and food shortages more than the North did during the war | True |
The North experienced _________ because of the war. | an economic boom |
What spread infections in hospitals? | unsterilized tools |
Why couldn't Robert E. Lee fight for the South? | he could not fight against his home state of Virginia |
What happened when Lincoln suspended habeas corpus? | a person could be imprisoned without trial |
Why did Jefferson Davis want to fight a war of attrition? | so the South could avoid large battles and exhaust the North's resources |
How many Union soldiers died at the prison in Andersonville? | 13,000 |
Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? | because of how the South treated African American troops |
Why did Benjamin Grierson's forces travel 600 miles? | to distract the Confederates so Grant could land south of Vicksburg |
Why was Chattanooga an important objective? | it contained a railroad leading to Atlanta |
What did the Anaconda plan not include? | invading the capital of Richmond |
T/F: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves. | False, it only freed the slaves in states at war with the Union |
Why was capturing Vicksburg important? | it cut the South in two |
Why did the Confederates surrender at Vicksburg? | due to starvation |
Why was Farragut's capture important? | it meant blockade runners could no longer dock at any port in the Gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi |
What was the main objective of the Anaconda plan? | to blockade Southern ports and force the Confederates to run out of resources faster and surrender |